Characters by Surname (E-G)

This is a list of Characters in the Grand Theft Auto series, listed E-G, and lists characters by surname. When surnames are not available, first names are used and then nicknames. To find characters whose names are known but are better known by nicknames (such as Melvin Harris, known better as Big Smoke), you can use the Find function. To access this, press the Control (Ctrl) and F keyboard buttons at the same time.

Some characters listed appear in other Rockstar Games titles, such as Manhunt, but are listed here as they are in so way related to the Grand Theft Auto series. The characters listed either appear or are mentioned in a Grand Theft Auto game. The games are written as short hand IDs, which are as follows:

Elmo was a resident of Anywhere City and the leader of the Loonies. The Loonies owe the Yakuza a large sum of money, resulting in Yakuza leader Johnny Zoo employing Claude Speed to destroy the Loonies "happy gas" tanks as a warning. Elmo later employs Speed to work against the Yakuza. Speed, who worked the Yakuza and Trey Welsh of The Zaibatsu Corporation, weakened the Loonies, leading Elmo to team with Zoo and Welsh attempting to kill Speed, who manages to kill all three gang leaders. Elmo's name is a reference to the Sesame Street character of the same name.

Emmet is a resident of Los Santos, San Andreas, the owner of a small gun dealership in Willowfield and a member of the Seville Boulevard Families, a sub-sect of the Grove Street Families. Carl Johnson and Big Smoke visit Emmet in 1992 when Carl suggests Emmets gun dealership may be able to help in their gun supply, although Smoke and Ryder stopped buying guns from him as they were out of date. He helps Carl, mistaking him for his deceased brother Brian, and Smoke with target practice and later leaves pistols for Carl at his gun dealership. Emmet also suggests that he does not have a licence to sell guns.

Aunt Enid is the aunt of Victor, Lance and Pete Vance. She began to look after her three nephews when their mother, Janet Vance (who may be her sister) was unable to care for them due to her drug addiction. In 1984 she sends Victor updates about herself and his brothers after he was transferred, when Victor had been transferred to the military base in Vice City.

Eric Ershwitz is the professor of Contemporary Crime at Liberty City Community College. He tells the Liberty Tree that the use of rocket launchers in the city may suggest there is a problem. His future with the Liberty City Community College is unknown, after Smegley began to introduce a new curriculum.

Manny Escuela was a thirty-five year old resident of South Bohan, Bohan, Liberty City and an ex-convict attempting to change his ways and clean up the streets of Bohan. Escuela was a member of the Spanish Lords and a drug dealer until being arrested and after his release he opened a youth center, out of which he runs a youth outreach program. Escuela hires Niko Bellic, after being introduced to him by childhood friend Mallorie Bardas, to help clean the streets of Bohan, following with his cameraman Jay Hamilton to take the credit. He later attempts to confront local drug dealer Elizabeta Torres who, in a paranoid cocaine-fueled rage, kills Escuela and Hamilton, with their bodies being taken to a doctor who was to dissect their bodies and sell their organs on the black market.

Eugene is a resident of Vice City and was romantically involved with chef and hitman Leo Teal, until he was killed by Tommy Vercetti. He is an interior decorator and a restaurant owner. He may have employed Teal at his restaurant and competed with Moweesha for Teal's affection.

Ilyena Faustin is a resident of Liberty City, originally from Russia, the wife of Mikhail and the mother of Anna. She first meets Niko Bellic whilst he works for her husband and later meets him again, after her husbands death, and asks him to scare off her daughters new boyfriend, who she believes is trying to convince her daughter into becoming a stripper.

Betty Feeley is a campaigner attempting to change American economic policy by putting high tariffs on foreign goods. She was a manager with American Motors for eighteen years before being fired due to cheaper foreign imports.

Jimmy Fence is a musician and formerly part of the band The Toilet alongside Bernard "Crow" Gordon. Fence was reportedly the cause of the bands breakup, demanding royalties for the songs he reportedly wrote.

Pat Flannerdy, also known as Mr. Zoo, is a resident of Vice City and an animal lover (figuratively and literally). He is interviewed on K-Chat by Amy Sheckenhausen before being removed by his doctor, who reveals he is mentally ill.

Darius Fontaine is the American founder of Inversion Therapy, a therapy system designed to help people confront their fears, and the author of Fear It? Do It! His former clients include radio DJ Lazlow, who described him as a sociology professor, with Lazlow revealing that he slept with his mother on Fontaine's instructions. He calls Lazlow's Entertaining America show in 1992 and argues with the shows guest and rival, Cris Formage.

Bryan Forbes was a resident of Vice City and an undercover agent for the FBI or DEA. He employs Victor and Lance Vance, including as a decoy before being taken hostage by Victor and Lance. Forbes begins to give the brothers information to help them but manages to escape by sending the brothers to the White Stallionz bar. The Vance brothers survive and Victor hunts down and kills Forbes. He is also known as Agent BF.

Dwayne Forge is a thirty-five year old resident of Liberty City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forge, and the former leader of the North Holland Hustlers gang. He was arrested in the 1990s for drugs possession and was released from prison and began to work against his former protégé and new gang leader Playboy X and hires Niko Bellic to take back his former club, The Triangle Club. Forge's actions, however, begin to go against the interests of Playboy and the two each hire Niko to kill the other. The player has the option to kill or spare Forge's life.

Mr. Forge was a resident of Liberty City, the husband of Mrs. Forge and the father of Dwayne Forge. He was, according to his son, a cruel man who once broke a set of golf clubs over his wifes back. He was later killed when an unnamed gangster broke into their home and killed him, with Dwayne feeling no emotions to witnessing his fathers murder.

Mrs. Forge is a resident of Liberty City, the widow of Mr. Forge and the mother of Dwayne Forge. According to her son she suffered at the hands of her cruel husband, who once broke a set of golf clubs over her back. She witnessed her husbands death. It is unknown whether she remains alive.

Frank Junior is a child resident of Liberty City and the brother of Jeremy. Their father e-mails the Liberty Tree newspaper to state that Vivisection caused his son Jeremy to go blind whilst Frank Junior was playing, although he still seems in support of the product.

From Russia Without Lover is female user of the website love-meet.net. She appears to be a model, with pictures appearing of her by the hospital near Star Junction, Algonquin and her profile suggests she is a gold digger, wanting older men with no kin.

Uncle Fu is a resident of San Andreas and and the leader of his own gang. He is believed to be one hundred and thirty years old and was responsible for the death of the Tang Dynasty and has a police record for stealing fire from the gods, witchcraft, extortion and murders. Fu hires the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto 1 to help him in his business.

Gravjit Gavaskar is the 'dirty little' cousin of Panjit Gavaskar, who has an intense disliking of him. Gravjit works as a taxi driver and is married, with Panjit describing his wife as 'a cow'. Panjit also refers to him as a 'parasite'.

Giorgio is a resident of Liberty City. He employs Huang Lee to first plant a tracker in his wifes car, believing she is a prostitute, and later hires Lee to drive him to his wife, who had become a prostitute, paying her $20 for sex.

Vladimir Glebov was a forty-one year old resident of Liberty City, originally from Russia, and an associate of the Faustin Family, a sub-group of the Russian Mafia. Glebov ran a protection racket and loaned Roman Bellic money to establish himself in the city, with Glebov also having an affair with Roman's girlfriend Mallorie. Glebov hires Niko Bellic to help improve his status with other Russian gangsters, such as Mikhail Faustin. Niko later kills him and dumps his corpse in the Humboldt River. Glebov has a sister as revealed by Mikhail, who viewed him as an idiot.

Cherise Glover is a resident of Liberty City and the former girlfriend of Jayvon Simson (until his death at the hands of Niko Bellic) and Dwayne Forge (until his incarceration in the 1990s). The player can choose to murder Glover, although Niko can spare her life. If she is spared, she meets Niko again and has him scare away her new boyfriend.

Maurice Goldberg is a resident of Liberty City and a lawyer, representing Salvatore Leone after he was charged with tax evasion and racketeering. Goldberg helps to clear Salvatore's name and Salvatore is only convicted of illegally importing tomato sauce from Palermo, Italy.

Gonzalez was a resident of Vice City, originally from an unknown Central American country, and an ally of both Colonel Juan Cortez and Ricardo Diaz. Gonzalez had helped Gonzalez in the narcotics trade, acting as his right hand man in Vice City, although he had began to steal some of Cortez' shipments to sell himself. Ricardo Diaz later discovers this and blackmails him into becoming his informant. Gonzalez later informs Diaz of a drug deal between the Forelli Family and the Vance Crime Family, set up by Cortez, which is ambushed by Diaz' men. Cortez later discovers this and has Gonzalez killed by Tommy Vercetti.

Jon Gravelli, Jr. is a forty year old resident of Liberty City and the disowned son of Jon Gravelli. He is, according to the Liberty City Poice Departmentdatabase he is incarcerated. He is heavily in debt and, at least, had a cocaine addiction, although his father ensured that no one collected their debts.

Michael Graves is a fifty-eight year old resident of Liberty City and a candidate for governor of Liberty State, running against John Hunter. He has been charged with sexually harrassing employees children and is alleged to have spent $400,000 of campaign money on a vacation to The Philippines.

William Grey was a thirty-seven year old resident of Liberty City and leader of The Lost Brotherhood motorcycle gang. He was, according to the Liberty City Police DepartmentDatabase, responsible for some of the worst violence between The Lost Brotherhood and the Angels of Death before being incarcerated on a drugs felony caused by his heroin addiction. He was released in 2008 and took control of the gang, ordering Johnny Klebitz and other members do various tasks, including stealing drugs from the Angels of Death. Grey sets up a deal with the Triads to sell them the drugs but is arrested after the Triads turn against him. He agrees to testify against The Lost Brotherhood whilst in prison but is killed by Klebitz whilst in the Alderney State Correctional Facility.

David Grossman is a resident of Liberty City and a lawyer who often hangs around with The Lost Brotherhood. Grossman later hires Johnny Klebitz to scare a lawyer away from a case being brought against him by his secretary, who was blackmailing him for sexual harassment.